
Nandita Bakhshi
President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West
Co-Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA Inc.
Nandita Bakhshi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West and co-Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA Inc. Bakhshi also serves on the Board of Directors of Bank of the West and BNP Paribas USA, and is a member of Bank of the West’s Executive Management Committee.

Xavier Antiglio
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Xavier Antiglio joined Bank of the West in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he is responsible for all finance, accounting, treasury and tax operations bank-wide. He is also a member of the Bank's Executive Management Committee.

Ryan Bailey
Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Banking Group
Ryan Bailey is Executive Vice President and Head of the Retail Banking Group, comprised of over 5,000 team members, for Bank of the West.

Tracy Brock
Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
As Chief Compliance Officer, Tracy is responsible for developing the strategic plan for monitoring of effective businesses operations, including all Compliance Risk Management programs encompassing AML/BSA, Testing, Fair Lending, Operations, Strategy, and Administration.

Augustin de Kerversau
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking
Augustin de Kerversau is Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking (CCB) at Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas (BNPP), responsible for the lines of business serving the bank's corporate clients and wholesale banking.

Michelle Di Gangi
Executive Vice President, Head of Small Business & Medium Enterprise
Michelle Di Gangi joined San Francisco based Bank of the West in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Head of Small and Medium Enterprise Banking. She manages small and medium-size business banking activities across Bank of the West’s 19 state footprint including Business Banking activities, SBA lending, SME Construction Lending, underwriting and loan operations, and strategy for distribution through the bank’s retail banking network.

Raj Gopal
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
Raj Gopal is a Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Bank of the West, part of the BNP Paribas group.

Hope Mehlman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Hope Mehlman is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Bank of the West. She joined the Bank in 2020 and is a member of the Bank's Executive Management Committee.

Michael Pereira
Executive Vice President, Head of Wealth Management
Michael Pereira is Executive Vice President, Group Head of Wealth Management for Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. He is also a member of Bank of the West's Executive Management Committee.

Emma Pertat
Senior Executive Vice President, General Auditor
Ms. Pertat serves as Senior Executive Vice President and General Auditor at Bank of the West. She also is a non-voting member of the Bank's Executive Management Committee.

Jacob Sorensen
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
As Chief Information Officer (CIO), Jacob Sorensen is responsible for the bank’s technology platform, including: Infrastructure & Operations Development; Solutions Delivery; Data Management; Technology Strategy; Architecture; and Technology Vendor Management.

Ben Stuart
Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Growth & Transformation
Ben Stuart is Bank of the West’s Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Growth & Transformation.

Hans Vanbets
Executive Vice President, Chief HR Officer
Hans Vanbets serves as Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer for Bank of the West. He is a member of the bank’s Executive Management Committee.

Karl Werwath
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Karl Werwath is Executive Vice President and Head of Technology and Operations for Bank of the West and is a member of the bank’s Executive Management Committee. In his role, he leads Information Technology, Information Security, Physical Security, Corporate Services, Process Reengineering, Core Banking Services, Project Management and Know Your Customer teams.